Vehicle-spring.



A. H. FOX.

VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 5, mm.

. 1 1405371 Patanted Align 19142 WITNESSES x INVENTOR i .M -n...

illilii l ll ifllili ANSL S. H. FOX, EHILALDELPI-IIA, PENNSYLVANIA.ASfiIGNOIL Elf-1163MB IUN 01- IXEIJA'VIALRE.

BY DIRECT AND ASSIGNMENTS, TO AUTOMOBILE D'EYVIELOPIYH LNT(TX'J'KYFL'EPQNY, A CDRPOHAr 'VEHITiCfL'JE'SPRINLI.

oi. which llm l'nl liiiving is ll'lllil' vonnisln in sin-l1 11 LlLVl'llfin \i'li wn iilninnliioningi' ml ion is llltt'tfix'l by l .ziloi a:usliop; i'nnliiiniwimimm noting upon ivi'i i'a-i in which the mm ofllic which: iii, llll llillllfil. J

ll: 'l llli'ln l' nonsisl'r; Hill KUllfiilllllflltfil, all fully solfin-iii.

"llm annexed Lll'ilwli'lg anal Lin? following (:lQ:-;i:1i;.ili0i1 sol;forth in (lLlllll. one nnrclniniml. fulfill einlioilyiiig tl'lv:ii'ivontiim, such (l0- lail mnsl'i'ncliion being bin; one of variousinci'lmniuiil folimn in which lne prim'ij'lle 0! ling imvnlion inn bein-sell.

il llif figllllli rnpi'csiriits n siilo elevnlion. pin ly in. section,of :i. i'lovice Qinbodying my nu:

of (ilJlH'l' novel f'mnininn will lw liei'oinnl'l'ei' n (At? niion and125-; lilliCl] oi an automobile :is will illustrate Lin: ipplimtion'ofigliii device.

.lf i, lfi i'i'ing lin' lznn iimwinggia, l'lnl lfLlfOllBlHJJ nnnn: 'ul 1indicates the l)0il--. mine 0L (inns-- Sis of sin imionioliiln, l'i:.,\'in;;j ii r m axle, i::i2'iwlui nis 3 'llw roar or driving axis isjonrniilerl in tile meniliori-i l- (the conlitidescribed) iaii'ncliimiof which is lm'eiinii oi" iinggg'iiliii' lizvci'n winch urn fulci-mnciiat i l'tll' albumiin lilio luau-lien; 5 ii ion the l lig'linilni's (3we, sucnruil upon the Kin on 3, in. opposite sides of in ll])i\2il'll ll' nxjm. ing urine; 7 oi the H11- t1 lni'o and H.110 proviili-iil with[lie j zngin's is" litlii-il lo SlKlB 1n tin: open (mils ol' snnl izyllnders,

i provide: the ironnecting in plinigw's Fl and also villi th s upwardlyn'ojeoiing arms 7 of the angular lovers. 1 liliowisso pi'o'viile Withinlljni Vlllfllllii (3, [lie Slll'lngfl ll, which lien]: iignii'isi; lln:Plllllgll'S anil also against the movable Mnoks," ill, :ilily- -silinilei all tin: i'l'ini'i end of this lNliil'S, 21ml \\lli('l! areiiiijnsinliio in thoi." position by 112 321115 of Sill screws 1?} sotli: tin-i lionsion oi sziiil innings 11121:, in lllljlli-liifil (ls11.5, wli-icli are pivotnlly connected with Pn will l'ml ling. l. 191%Serial No, 3773111).

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olf lln IIG'tlllll-W'illV08 pcimnil ing mom or loss LSPLIIM} of Hit F\'(f\!!"llllll lo nilins'lnmnlg :inii x'iilmiizn oi pi'issui'i inunalini;li.1 will inllull; of the inningin line oppnhitv cyllllllll'cunning lho pinngnr to follow lzlm l(-VUl--Ill'lll Emil In: Fowl loresinnu irs :lClllOIl. Tine :nsliioning); action oi Llio lllf'lll'i willin: "clinctive in lJUlll ii iwin'il :unl ilmvnwinil movement of tho axleand. wheel, and pm'let cushioning of the axle will obtain. The niumlm'ma .siliown is flll'lllUL in the present, instance, of lln: lln'cnilcilsoil-Lute; 19 and 20, which are suiinlily onnectoi.l by means of a rod,shown as 51111 [HljHSilUOHC screw 21, provided, with right, and lefthand screw lizivi': Ellfifl'ldiill means for allowing lateral movomizntof lilm slnilit 2, with respect to the point of support oi. sniilinigulzulovers and wllvreliy the ponition ol? the axle wi'ili 1'1 spentlo the Pll'fllill. poinl oi m n m-i of L110 said angular loi'mw may in.mljnrslui. As lien: shown, the iaoiiliot :30 ol the ll'll lflbll 4, issuitably coin'moiuil will: llic voliiolo axle 52. it will thus; li-napp-(mini that by reason of the ((lllll'll'jtlilif rail or screw iiilining in nil'inslnlvln illlll .mizitiiljiliz engngunwnl; with thesockets and oxioniling longil'uilinully ilierm'rli', llnil lliu isziiiliuil PUl'll'lli'S of adjustment of tho length of (he iniainboi' -lbetween the axle and llm fulcrum iii iln! angular lever. I .lnrtlierprovide :1 lock nut 22 ioi.

lockin the, mirth; in llniiir uil'ustcil Munitionlilltl lilo nniili-oilmay occur, wli geroby either is' purnntieil lo P313, or

lower independently of the other, on either side of the vehicle.

ders u on theopposite sides of the other arm 0 said lever, a plunger ineach cylinder, a connecting rod pivoted at one end to a plunger in itsrespective cylinder and the opposite end of each rod pivoted to the saidother arm of said lever, and a cushioning device adapted to bear againsteach plunger, said devices operating in opposite directions, whereby thecushioning action is exerted upon the other arm of said lever throughthe medium of said plunge; and said rods.

2. In a device of the character stated, an

elb'ovii'lever adapted to be fulcrumed upon the vehicle frame,cushioning devices acting against one arm of said lever in oppositedirections, a socket on the other arm of said lever, a socket ada ted tobe suitably connected with the ve icle axle, a connecting rod inadjustable and rotatable engagement with saidsockets and extending1ongitudi-u nally thereof, said sockets, rod and arm.

forming a rigidmemher, and said rod serving for adjustment of the len h.of the member between the axle and said lever, and a lock, for said rodand one of said sockets, for preventing rotation of said rod, and sothat relative swiveled motion between the other socket and therod mayoccur, whereby either end. of the axle is permitted to raise or lowerindependently of the other, on either side of the vehicle,

. ANSLEY H. FOX.

Witnesses:

'C. D. MoVAY,

M. E. BYRNE.

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